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== Video Drivers ==

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first determine which video card you have and which driver it requires.

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<console>###i## lspci -k</console>

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=== Intel ===

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Add or Edit the <code>VIDEO_CARDS</code> global variable in <code>/etc/make.conf</code> to the value in the following table appropriate for the Intel graphics hardware.

Users can choose between Open (radeon) and Closed-Source (fglrx) video drivers. Add or Edit the VIDEO_CARDS global variable in /etc/portage/make.conf to the value in the following table appropriate for the AMD/ATI graphics hardware.

Users can choose between Open (nouveau) and Closed-Source (nvidia) video drivers. Add or Edit the VIDEO_CARDS global variable in /etc/portage/make.conf to the value in the following table appropriate for the Nvidia graphics hardware.